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A popular community centre is asking for help, with volunteers organising a public meeting that could secure its future
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PROTECT OUR OPEN SPACES Chris Todd @ecochris_todd
Brighton and Hove is facing a critical challenge: How can it develop, without destroying what so many people love about the place? Our city is popular and lively, attracts people from home and abroad, and some of the pressure for more housing is of its own making. There is, however, far more that is not of its own making. Nationally, we are all living longer and - with more births
than deaths - the population grows and requires more housing. Then, there are people who have been drawn to the United Kingdom from abroad. Many of them head for London. But that, in many respects, is where the problem starts. London is a world city, attracting foreign money with people buying second - and even third - homes and property for investment. At the same time, London is not building the housing that it requires. Consequently, this is placing a huge pressure, not just on London prices, but also on all the
local authorities around it. With London prices so high, this pressure is not going away any time soon. It also begs the question: Can we ever build enough homes down here, until London sorts its own housing market out? That, however, is not to say we cannot do some things. We are in the process of seeking approval for the City Plan, which will outline development over the next 15 years or so. This will set what amount of development can take place - and where it can go. >> Continued on page 19
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Crisis meeting as community Thousands warned: centre faces threat of closure do not lose your vote
Richard Morris @BrightonIndy A community centre that is home to a hugely-popular playgroup could close. The Old Boat Community Centre, which is next to Carden Park in Hollingbury, is a well-used public facility and provides a range of activities, including the muchloved Carden Tots - a drop-in group for parents and young children. Carden Tots is run by a charity, Together Group, and sessions cost just £1.50 - making it an affordable option for mums and dads in the local area. Parents, however, have been warned the community centre could close unless more support is forthcoming, and that could mean the end for Carden Tots and the raft of other services on offer at the Old Boat. The volunteer committee which runs the centre has organised a
meeting for Monday evening at Old Boat, starting at 7.30pm, and are hopeful as many people as possible will attend and show their support. Toni Lloyd, who runs the centre’s café, said there was a
“real threat” of closure and that the committee was looking for people to bring some fresh ideas to the centre or volunteer to help out in whatever way they can in order to maintain Old Boat’s financial stability. The alternative, she said, could be closure for both the community
centre and its social club and that, she argued, would be nothing short of a disaster for the local area. Ms Lloyd said: “The centre is a meeting place for people of all ages and from all walks of life. It is really important to the local community and losing it would have a huge impact on people. “It is a brilliant place and it would be really sad to lose it.” As well as Carden Tots, Old Boat houses sessions in short mat bowls, kickboxing, a play group for dads or granddads and their children, pilates, a youth club, a choir and an active at 60 class. For more information on the community centre, visit: www. obccc.co.uk or search Facebook for Old Boat Corner Community Centre & Social Club. A message on the centre’s Facebook site said: “Please come along to the meeting, share your ideas, offer your voluntary support and help keep this local treasure open.”
Decision dates for Hove Park School's academy plans The results of a crucial - but non-binding - ballot of parents of students at Hove Park School will be announced on Monday (July 14) Two days later, on Wednesday (July 16), the equally-important parent-governor elections take place. Three longstanding vacancies may be filled by three antiacademy parents: Sarah Arjun, Sharon Duggal, and Mark Radcliffe. A total of nine candidates are standing for election. The others are: Anthony Campbell, Peter Colmer, Alison Haughton, Elizabeth Maddison, Fiona Paris, and Andy Whippey.
On the same day, teachers at the school will take strike action in a last-ditch bid to thwart moves to transform the school into an academy, with no accountability to the local authority or citizens in Brighton and Hove. A final decision has been delayed by governors, who will now decide whether to press ahead with academy status, after the summer holidays, on September 22. Up to 200 people attended a march and rally organised by campaigners against the academy plans last Saturday. Schools should be run as schools Mark Steel, comedian and journalist, was – not as businesses, see page 9 copmere at a protest rally
As many as 60,000 people in Brighton and Hove are at risk of losing their vote. Electoral reforms are currently taking place ahead of next year’s general and local elections. Brighton and Hove City Council has written to residents explaining the changes, and warning tens of thousands they need to act or potentially lose their right to vote. And even those who have been registered to vote in previous elections may need to act or risk being disappointed come election night. A statement on the council’s website explained: “In Brighton and Hove around 60,000 residents may need to take action to join the new register, even if they were registered in the past. “The registration system changed in June and this is the biggest reform to the voter registration system in a century.” A new system, called individual electoral registration, is now in use, replacing the old method which allowed the head of a household to register everyone who lived at an address.
Now the responsibility is down purely to each individual potential voter. It also means people can register online (at www.gov.uk/ register-to-vote) and the hope is voters will make sure they are fully registered ahead of next year’s vote all-important vote. To register successfully people need to provide more details than in previous years, including their national insurance number and date of birth. According to the council statement: “This helps make the electoral register more secure.” It continued: “Most people who are already registered have been transferred automatically to the new register. “However, around 60,000 will need to re-register in the Brighton and Hove area. “There are also people in the area who are not registered to vote at all and so need to register to have their say in elections.” Locals will shortly receive a letter telling them whether or not they need to re-register and giving details on how to do so - including for those without internet access.
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Major investment, but city cannot be complacent network. This could mean more funding for our major works, making up for previous council administrations’ historic underinvestment in our precious Brighton and Hove has been seafront - which many readers awarded some £31 million will know is in dire need of over the coming years for key major refurbishment, both as an developments in our city. This essential transport includes funding for route and a major regeneration of Circus We can’t be complacent and visitor attraction. Street to deliver new Our region is homes, offices, student must plan for the future. We need doing relatively well accommodation, a ongoing major investment to economically and library, and academic buildings; a research continue growing as a prosperous we were recently ranked the third-best laboratory at Preston city and region” location in the United Barracks; and muchKingdom for business needed transport improvements at Valley Gardens representatives in the area agree investment. We cannot, however, be what major investments will best in our city centre. complacent and must plan for Meanwhile, our neighbours support the local economy. The Government has allocated the future. in our Greater Brighton city We need ongoing major area will also receive essential £38million of new funding to funding that will help our shared the partnership for the coming investment like this in our infrastructure, in economy and meet the challenges year, which will help us create transport 14,000 jobs, 4,600 new homes, business support and skills, to we all face. This includes cash for flood and 190,000 square metres of continue growing as a prosperous city and region. defences at Newhaven and employment space. Importantly, we will also be Shoreham, which will protect homes and businesses and allow able to bid for more funding to Coast to Capital funding for city new ones to be built, and a new improve our wider transport explained, see page 15 Jason Kitcat @jasonkitcat
access road for Newhaven Port, which is growing in importance as a crucial part of our regional economy. The funding has come through our region’s Local Enterprise Partnership, of which we are a part. This partnership is where councils and business
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Green councillor suspended Petition demands improvements to park after ‘hired killers’ tweet Frank le Duc @BHcitynews Green councillor Ben Duncan has been suspended from the party’s group of councillors on Brighton and Hove City Council. His suspension follows an inquiry by the party after Councillor Duncan, who represents Queen’s Park ward, described soldiers as “hired killers” in a tweet on Armed Forces Day. Lisa Murray, who chairs the local party, said: “The panel of inquiry has concluded that Councillor Ben Duncan should no longer serve as a member of the Green group of councillors on Brighton and Hove City Council. “This follows his recent statement on Twitter concerning the armed forces which understandably offended many both within and outside the party. “The panel concluded that since
this recent incident follows a history of making comments in social media that many would view as inappropriate for someone in such a position, taken as a whole, Councillor Duncan’s actions amount to a breach of standards and judgement expected of a Green councillor, bringing himself and colleagues into disrepute. “From this point Councillor Duncan will not participate in votes or discussions in the Green group or be involved in any decisions of the group and will sit as an independent councillor. “Any further investigation is beyond the remit of this disciplinary panel.” Councillor Warren Morgan, Labour Group leader, said: “The right thing for them [The Greens] to do would be to have him resign immediately. “It is wrong that he will continue to be paid as a councillor until next May.”
More than 1,400 people have signed a petition calling on the city council to improve public toilets in Preston Park. Francis Incorvaja, who runs the park’s Rotunda Café, started the petition and attracted support from local Conservatives. Lee Wares, Ed De Sousa and Sam Evans are the party’s candidates in Preston Park ward in the local elections next year and handed the petition to Brighton and Hove City Council. The hope is the petition will
be discussed at a full council meeting on Thursday (July 17). Mr Incorvaja said: “For over a decade, me, my customers and visitors to the park have complained about the terrible condition of the public toilets. “Now with this petition I hope that the council finally listens and refurbishes them.” In a joint statement, the three Conservatives said: “Parents would rather take their children home than use them and mothers are refusing to change
babies for fear of infection and disease. “The public toilets close to the Rotunda Café have been not been upgraded for over 13 years and over the last two years have been planned for redecoration, but always pushed back as a low priority. “Residents and visitors now rightly demand that the public toilets be refurbished to a proper standard befitting one of the city’s flagship parks.”
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University infection breakthrough Scientists at the University of Brighton have found a potential new weapon in the war on infections by identifying the bacterial genes involved. This insight could lead to new methods of preventing infections and could contribute to overcoming problems with antibiotic resistance. University scientists are examining the development of common infections that affect many hospital and nursing home patients. A team led by Dr Brian Jones, at the university’s School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, has been studying infections associated with the use of urinary catheters, which are used in their millions across the world every year. By identifying the bacterial genes involved, the team aimed to identify targets that could be exploited to develop ways of preventing these infections. Dr Jones said: “We are still at a very early stage in this work, and have a long way to go before we can be sure this will lead to an effective way to control these infections.”
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Tomorrow’s full moon, falling on a Saturday - it is scheduled for 12.25pm - may keep the city’s police slightly busier than usual. Back in June 2007, the inspector then responsible for coordinating policing in the so-called “marble” area of Brighton, where the busiest pubs and clubs are located, noticed a link between the moon and levels of crime. “I compared a graph of full moons and a graph of last year’s violent crimes and there is a trend,” he announced. “With each full moon, the number of disturbances recorded increased significantly. If you speak to ambulance staff, they will tell you exactly the same.” He believed aggressive behaviour increased around the full moon, and said Sussex Police would in future be putting extra officers on duty at such times. One Brighton doorman agreed: “It’s so true. When there’s a full moon we look at the sky and say, 'Oh no, all the idiots will be out tonight'.”A 1984 Indian study supported the theory, as did a 2007 Polish one. Another in Germany in 2000 claimed the full moon saw a rise in binge-drinking
“during the five-day full moon cycle”. A 1998 study of inmates at a Leeds jail noticed a rise in violent incidents around a full moon. A Bournemouth doctor claimed accident and emergency calls went up by 3%. Some will dismiss all this as cranky unscientific hogwash. No other police force deploys extra officers, while other scientific tests disprove the theory. But as someone who lives in the “marble” area, I can confirm that it is often unnecessary to look out of the window to know when there is a full moon, especially at weekends. Ambient levels of noise - shouting, yelling,boom-cars,bongo-drumming, bottle-chucking, emergency sirens increase noticeably. And it is not, as some hogwashers claim, merely the extra brightness of the sky causing this activity. The phenomenon is as noticeable when the moon is obscured. A 2013 Swiss study showed that sleep patterns were disturbed even when subjects were unaware there was a full moon. At risk of being branded someone from the “lunatic” fringe, I maintain I can usually feel physically the pull of the full moon. I find that, if I have energy, it can redouble that energy; but, if I am feeling weak, it can doubly drain. Other people I know confirm they too feel energised by the full moon
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- or, conversely, devitalised when the moon is at the opposite end of its cycle. After all, if the moon is powerful enough to cause the ocean tides, it may well be able to affect in some way the delicate human organism. Since some moons feel more powerful than others, I am still trying to ascertain whether these variations are linked to the position of the moon in the sky. I suspect what I call “zenith” moons, when the moon rises to the north and moves high across the sky, may paradoxically be less potent than “low” moons, when it rises to the south, and is only in the sky for a few hours. And, of course, the moon is sometimes closer to the Earth than at others, at apogee or perigee. Let the last word be with Laurens van der Post, a prisoner of the Japanese during the Second World War. He records how he and his fellow-prisoners dreaded full moons, which drew “a far tide of mythological frenzy” in their captors’ blood. “Seven days, three days before and three days after and on the day of the full moon itself, were always our days of greatest danger”, he says, when sadistic beatings and beheadings tended to occur.
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Hands Off Hove Park: Schools should be run as schools – not as businesses Robb Johnson @NotoHPSAcademy
Parents, teachers and pupils at Hove Park School are now considered “outside agitators” by the school’s headteacher, because they oppose academisation. Derek Trimmer, ever since he arrived as headteacher in 2011, repeatedly assured us the school would not seek academy status. There were, however, months of meetings planning for this before the chair of governors announced in March the school wanted to “express an interest” in academisation. This was a fact-finding exercise, he said - as if no governor ever read any articles about education or knew how to use Google. We immediately received shiny pro-academy leaflets. The teachers’ one declared there would be no ballot; the parents’ one proclaimed it was a “moral imperative”. We would lead a “family of schools” - although later the head admitted no such family existed. The leaflet disparaged the local authority, without whose funding
the prestigious iPad project whereby parents buy students' iPads from the school - would not have happened. The impression was the school would be an academy next September. We organised a public meeting, started a petition, and engaged people in discussion, saying how academies impact disastrously on all the other local authority schools and children. They are back-door privatisations. And many run into difficulties because schools should be run as schools - not businesses. The school ignored staff concerns, parent concerns, and student protests. Instead, they held “consultation evenings”: PowerPoint images of glamorous new building work we might get if we successfully applied for academy-only government funding, and an alleged Department for Education civil servant who turned out to be a private consultant. When a parent complained about the lack of balance, the chair of governors declared: “This is not a debate.” Eventually, the head pulbished a lengthy statement, inflating the official statistic of 57% academised secondary schools to “two thirds”
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Mother Island by Bethan Roberts Brightonbased Roberts had a hit on her hands with My Policeman; it was chosen for City Reads a few years ago. I suspect this new book will be a huge success, too. It pulls on the fear of all parents: your child goes missing. Could there be anything worse? Well, actually, yes. Someone else’s child that you are entrusted with goes missing. I speak from experience here - about when my god-daughter, age three, that I was in charge of, went missing from her buggy in a supermarket. My heart started to do a samba in my chest and I started screaming. Luckily, she was found in the chocolate aisle five minutes later. But it was,
unquestionably, the worst five minutes of my life. So, when Nula comes home and finds that her son is missing, she tries to call Maggie - her cousin and childminder - to find out where they are. The two cousins have a tangled history - and we follow both strands of the story and delve into their backgrounds and family life to see how this happened. There is a wonderful sense of place in the book. The Island referred to in the title is a magical place that resonates for both women in different ways. Their lives are bound together by the love they have for one little boy. This is a gripping read and a perfect page-turner of a book that manages to combine tension with nuances and shades of family life with great aplomb.
and enthusing about the school’s achievements (the school is yet to be graded “outstanding” by Ofsted) - but offering only “greater freedom” and “increased control” as reasons for academisation. School leadership recently visited Saudi Arabia and China, countries not renowned for their education or,
indeed, their democracy. Surely, governors should question how this obsession with prestige projects benefits our children. We believe schools should belong to and serve their communities. Our campaigning has shown the people of Brighton and Hove agree with us. Perhaps it is not the parents,
teachers and children who are the ideologically-driven outside agitators. Robb Johnson, a primary school teacher, has two sons at Hove Park School and is a supporter of the Hands Off Hove Park School campaign.
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I have been stopped in the street and congratulated, more times than I can count, about my recent column pointing out that being a numpty is not a qualification for being a councillor. There have, however, been a few who disagree with me - admittedly, mostly councillors. I have been asked by one such dissenter, who was virtually spitting tacks in the street, to write something positive about the achievements of ordinary hard-working councillors. So here goes. Thank you, Brighton and Hove City Council, for all you are doing to keep our city looking so clean and presentable. The floral displays are truly magnificent and I am surprised we have not won more awards. I am sure we must be in a league with the likes of Bath or Stratford-upon-Avon for our efforts. Thank you, too, for all you have done in making provision on our behalf for those less well-off than ourselves. It is gratifying to know that, in the last year alone, we spent £7 million more than we
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Riot of colour Thousands of people covered themselves in coloured powder at Brighton Racecourse at the HOLI ONE festival. A host of Brighton bands performed live at the event, which was billed as a celebration of togetherness and the colour of everyday life. Stephan Dau, founder of HOLI ONE Colour Festivals, said: “We were overwhelmed with the number of people that attended the event. This was our first festival in Brighton and the atmosphere, people and music were fantastic.” Music
Transport
Pride
National final place
Reclaim the railways
Literature event returns
A musician from Brighton has secured a place in the final of a national songwriting competition. Robin Coward, 35, who performs under the name yourgardenday, is in with a chance of winning £5,000 and funding to record an album. He will be joined on stage on the July 17 final by guitarist Samuel Kelly, a student at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music. Visit: www.yourgardenday.co.uk for information on the band and how to vote.
Caroline Lucas, the Green MP for Brighton Pavilion, has called on the Government to take back control of Britain’s railways. Ms Lucas wants to see rail franchises put back into public hands and has asked her Parliamentary colleagues for support. She said: “By bringing our railways back into public hands, the country could save over £1 billion a year – money which could, and should, be used to improve services and reduce fares for my constituents.”
A pioneering event aimed at bringing the joys of literature to Brighton Pride is returning for a second year. Pride Literature Live, organised by Brighton and Hove and East Sussex Libraries, will see writers from across the area perform at a free literature tent at the festival site in Preston Park, alongside nationally published authors. There will be a series of literary workshops ahead of the August 2 festival. For more information call Rachel Whitbread on 01273 296934 or email rachel. whitbread@brighton-hove.gov.uk.
Environment
Charity
Children
Poor recycling facilities
Housing hero award
Charges for sessions
Most council-owned flats in Hollingdean lack the recycling facilities which would be the equivalent to kerbside collection from houses, according to the Labour Party. The party’s local branch found just five of the 20 blocks of flats had facilities for mixed and glass recycling next to each other which were clearly labelled. Many recycling bins were for cans or paper, pre-dating changes made in 2008 which removed the need to separate recycling except for glass.
Andy Winter, the chief executive of Brighton Housing Trust, has been named as the Inspirational Leader of the Year at the Housing Heroes Awards. The awards were organised by Inside Housing magazine and the Chartered Institute of Housing. Mr Winter said: “It is obviously very flattering to win any award. I know it is the done thing to say that an award is an acknowledgement of the work of very many people and I am just the figurehead. But in this case that is absolutely true.”
Mums and dads may soon have to pay for activities at local children’s centres. The city council is considering charging for some activities in an effort to address the authority’s reduced funding from central government. The council has warned some services could be axed unless charges are introduced. A set rate of £3 per child for an hour-and-a-half session has been suggested. To take park in a consultation visit: www.brightonhove.gov.uk/children-centre-survey.
Lottery
College's sport grant City College Brighton and Hove has been given a £52,260 grant from the National Lottery to help encourage more students to get involved in sport. The cash comes from Sport England’s Further Education Activation Fund and the college is one of 58 projects across the country to benefit from £4 million of funding. City College has established a reputation for sport in recent years. Its football team have been Sussex Schools FA County Cup winners three times in the last five years and its Boxing Academy has produced national champions.
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Remembrance
Cricket club memorial Sussex County Cricket Club has unveiled a plaque at its County Ground home commemorating the lives of ten of its former players and a club secretary who died serving in the Armed Forces. The county unveiled the permanent memorial on the Spen Cama Pavilion on Sunday in front of a sizeable crowd which had gathered to remember the fallen Sussex cricketers. The crowd included many local
Charity
Marathon’s charity partner Chestnut Tree House, a charity which provides palliative care to young people, has been chosen as the local charity partner for next year’s Brighton Marathon. The charity helps 300 children and young people with lifethreatening or life-shortening illnesses across East Sussex and the surrounding area but receives less than eight per cent of its funding from central government. It costs an estimated £3million a year to run Chestnut Tree House and parents are never charged,
dignitaries, several former players, ECB executives and the Royal Sussex Regiment standard bearers. The plaque was officially unveiled by Peter Field, Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex, and there was a blessing by Father Philip Ritchie of the All Saints Church in Hove. A minute’s silence was also observed during the lunch interval and the ceremony finished with the traditional playing of the national anthem. One of the fallen cricketers, Major Kenneth Scott, MC, who lost his
life the in the Second World War in Syracuse, Sicily, was afforded a special mention. Former Corporal Alf Hunt, of Tunbridge Wells, aged 94, made a special visit to Hove for the day to pay tribute to his former colleague who died next to him in the battlefield. Jim May, Sussex chairman, said: “This was a very appropriate tribute to those eleven young men who gave their lives in the service of their country. We are all pleased that there is a permanent memorial at Hove to record their sacrifice.”
meaning the charity relies heavily on donations. To celebrate the link with Brighton Marathon, Councillor Denise Cobb, the city’s deputy mayor, and Guy Clinch, the chairman of trustees for Chestnut Tree House, uncovered a giant running shoe made entirely of sand on Brighton seafront. The marathon-themed running shoe sculpture was created especially for the children’s hospice, which hopes to recruit 300 runners to take part in the marathon, one for each child the charity currently cares for. Mr Clinch said: “It is an honour for Chestnut Tree House to be
selected as official Local Charity Partner for the 2015 Brighton Marathon and we would like to say a huge thank you to the organisers, The Grounded Events Company, for choosing Chestnut Tree House. “Our staff, volunteers, parents and children are overjoyed and very proud.” The sculpture will remain at the Black Rock site of the Brighton Sand Sculpture Festival on Maderia Drive until the end of September. To run for Chestnut Tree House visit: www.chestnut-tree-house.org.uk/ brightonmarathon.
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Coast to Capital funding for city explained John Keenan @JournoJohnK
The Government is ploughing millions of pounds into job creation schemes in Brighton and Hove. The Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership has signed a “Growth Deal” with Whitehall to kick-start a six year investment programme in jobs, infrastructure and transport. The funding is worth £30 million over six years to the city and will be delivered next year. City College Brighton and Hove is the biggest beneficiary in the first spending round as £11 million will used to improve its buildings and facilities to attract more trainees, apprentices, disabled learners and to forge new links to businesses in the area. Up to £7.7 million will be ploughed into building student accommodation and a research laboratory on derelict land at Preston Barracks in the east of the city. The joint venture between the University of Brighton, The Cathedral Group developers and
Brighton and Hove City Council will find commercial spinoffs from academic research and encourage “high growth businesses”. The University of Brighton and Shoreham-based engineering company Ricardo will receive £7 million to develop a centre of excellence to deliver leading automotive and environmental engineering training and research. The city’s digital sector will get £3.4 million to compete on the global stage, roll-out superfast broadband and pioneer mobile 5G technology research. Small firms will train staff in e-commerce skills. Circus Street, in the city centre, will receive £2.7 million towards a mixed-use regeneration project of new homes, office building, student accommodation, a library and academic buildings. A spokesman for Coast to Capital said no figures are available for how many jobs the deal will create in Brighton and Hove. He said: “Each of the projects supported in the Coast to Capital Growth Deal have their own specific governance structure
Circus Street is just one area of Brighton and Hove set to benefit from Coast to Capital funding
and the majority of projects are managed by the delivery partner. A lot of the information is still confidential as the Growth Deal outlined projects begin in 2015/16.” Ron Crank, Coast to Capital chief executive, said: "Investment
in the region's business infrastructure is vital for its successful future performance and there is much to do. We must ensure this first year programme is delivered and we must prepare the investments and projects for the remainder of the six
year programme. It is clear, that as successful as our region already is, we need significant investment in our transport infrastructure, in business support and in skills, if we and the UK as a whole, is going to compete internationally.”
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American Express supporting Brighton Pride
Market opens in London Road The Open Market, a communityled regeneration scheme looking to breathe new life into the London Road area, has formally opened for business. Included in a £20 million investment by The Hyde Group and the city council, the market is part of a mixed-use scheme that includes 87 affordable homes, 45 permanent market stalls and 12 workshops for artists and designers. The shopping scheme is being run as a social enterprise, creating about 100 full-time jobs while also supporting local and regional
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suppliers and producers. It is hoped it will also act as a meeting place for the local community and a mustvisit shopping destination for daytrippers and tourists. Locally-sourced produce is on offer alongside furniture and accessories. Visitors can also grab a snack or pamper themselves at the beauty salon. David Gannicott, Hyde’s business development director, said: “This excellent project is a great example of what can be achieved when you combine a business head with a social heart.”
American Express, Brighton’s largest private-sector employer, has signed up as an official partner for this year’s Pride festival. Brighton Pride 2014 takes place over the weekend of August 2 and 3 and the financial support of American Express and other partners provides vital funding towards the production and running costs. That means more of the money raised by the event can be directed to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) groups across Sussex. Beneficiaries have included Allsorts Youth Project, Lunch Positive, LGBT Community Safety Forum, MindOut, Peer Action and Clare Project and last year’s event raised more than £43,000 for the Rainbow Fund. The 2014 event is expected to attract around 255,000 participants and spectators. As in previous years, American Express will be entering a float in the LGBT Community Pride Parade, with this year’s procession themed The World’s A Disco. American Express employees, including members of Pride UK (American Express LGBT employee network), will be on board to join in the
celebrations. As part of this new partnership agreement for 2014, American Express has been working with Brighton Pride Community Interest Company to introduce electronic payments at the Pride Festival for the first time. Participants will be now be able to pay for tickets on the day and food and drink with credit and debit cards. Mike Whyte, vice president, merchant services American Express, said: “We are immensely proud to be supporting the invaluable work Pride does in raising awareness and funds for the LGBT community. “At American Express we encourage people from all backgrounds, talents and perspectives to thrive. “Our employees, including Pride UK members will be participating in the parade and lining the route with family members and friends, alongside tens of thousands of people from across Sussex, to show support for equality and to celebrate diversity.” Paul Kemp, Brighton Pride Community Interest Company, said: “American Express has been involved in the Pride parade for several years, but the increased
backing we’re now receiving from partners will help us beat the fundraising target we achieved last year. “With the introduction of electronic payments, we’re also going to be able to provide a more pleasurable experience to festival goers as they’ll have a number of payment options rather than just cash.” American Express is a proud supporter of the LGBT community. The financial services company is a Stonewall 2014 Workplace Equality Index Top 100 Employer and has been the city’s major supporter of Stonewall’s Brighton Equality Walk since 2007. The American Express LGBT Pride employee network also operates a mentoring scheme with the University of Brighton careers service. The six month scheme pairs up students who identify as LGBT with professionals from American Express, to share their experience, build confidence and develop skills that can enhance future career prospects. For tickets to Pride 2014, to register for an e-newsletter or to make a donation visit: www.brighton-pride.org.
What Foster Carers would like those who don’t foster to know Those who foster, or have fostered in the past, will understand that alongside the responsibility of caring for a child or young person comes questioning from friends, family and colleagues. A combination of curiosity and a lack of knowledge about the fostering process is natural. Here are some common assumptions and what foster carers wish those who have not fostered knew. Foster Carers: have you thought about sharing your view of the fostering process with your family, colleagues and friends so they have more thorough view of what fostering involves? This may prevent them from asking similar questions and you never know you might even inspire them to enquire about fostering too!
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Local hospital part of newly-awarded Red 7 Holidays unveils new managing director Hospital Group of the Year Staff at The Montefiore Hospital were celebrating this week after its parent company, Spire Healthcare, was named Hospital Group of the Year at the HealthInvestor Awards. Spire Healthcare took top prize at the 2014 HealthInvestor Awards. The event is one of the main events for the health sector and is run by trade publication, HealthInvestor. Andy Wood, director for the Montefiore Hospital, said: “We are delighted to be a part of the Hospital Group of the Year. We are pleased the judges recognised the investments made in the company and the hard work and dedication everyone at Spire Healthcare gives to providing high quality patient care. “I hope this highlights to the local people of Brighton and Hove that they have access to a high quality, award-winning hospital, right on their door-step.” A spokesman for the judges said: “In a very tight category, Spire just got the award due to their recent numerous and quantifiable measures underpinning their efforts to ensure service
excellence.” Spire Healthcare won due to their strong performance during 2013. Highlights of the year included continued investments in hospitals, maintaining its high patient satisfaction rates and having exemplary clinical outcomes. In 2013 there were no cases of MRSA bacteraemia reported
across Spire hospitals and according to data from the Department of Health, three Spire hospitals ranked in the top 25 providers for hip replacement, with four also ranking in the top 10 for knee replacement. The Times columnist Matthew Parris presented the awards, which were judged by a panel of 21 independent judges.
A stag and hen holiday specialist has appointed a new managing director. Red 7 Holidays, which is based in Kensington Street, appointed Teresa Nicholson, a former head of product and overseas delivery at holiday firm Thomas Cook. She also worked as a managing director at Club 1830, Escapades and The Big Reunion while at Thomas Cook. Ian Lucas, founder and chief executive of Red7 Holidays, said: “This is a significant appointment for us and we are delighted Teresa has joined Red 7 Holidays. “We have successfully utilised the last few years of recession to build a solid platform from which to start our next exciting growth plan and business vision for the future. “I am pleased to announce that time has now come to start that plan. Teresa brings with her vast expertise of the mature youth market and has the skills and experience to take us to the next phase of our development.” Red 7 Holidays
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IN BANKRUPTCY IN THE Brighton County Court No 258 of 2014 Re: Mr MARK COBB TAKE NOTICE that SUSSEX TURNERY AND MOULDING COMPANY LIMITED of CHURCHFIELDS MILL, HIGHFIELD DRIVE, ST LEONARDS ON SEA, EAST SUSSEX, TN38 9TG, petition the Brighton County Court that a Bankruptcy Order may be granted against MR MARK COBB of FLAT A-B 9 PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX And carrying on business as M&J COBB at 2 MORTIMER MEWS, HOVE, EAST SUSSEX BN3 5EX – DRIVEWAY PAVING And lately residing at 2 MORTIMER MEWS, HOVE, EAST SUSSEX BN3 5EX
IN THE MATTER OF MARTIN CHRISTOPHER BRYAN A SOLICITOR AND IN THE MATTER OF THE SOLICITORS ACT 1974
The petition having been presented to the court on 29 May 2014 and the Court ordering that the petition shall be heard on 20th August 2014 at 10.30am at Brighton County Court, William Street, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 0RF
The said application will be heard by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal not before 2.00 pm on 11 November 2014 at 3rd Floor, Gate House, 1 Farringdon Street, London, EC4M 7NS, when the Respondent Martin Christopher Bryan, should attend.
The above-named Mark Cobb take notice that if you intend to oppose the petition you must not later than 7 days before the date fixed for the next hearing:File in Court a notice (in Form 6.19) specifying the grounds on which you object to the making of a bankruptcy order; and Send a copy of the notice to the Petitioner or his Solicitor If you are in any doubt as to your position, you should seek advice immediately from a solicitor or your nearest Citizens’ Advice Bureau.
Failing appearance by the above named the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal may proceed in his absence to make such Order as the Tribunal shall think fit.
The bankruptcy petition, court order and statutory demand can be obtained or are available for inspection and collection from: Name: STEPHEN RIMMER LLP Address: 28- 30 HYDE GARDENS, EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX, BN21 4PX (Solicitor for) the Creditor
Dated this 3rd day of July 2014
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NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an application has been made to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal against Martin Christopher Bryan a Solicitor of M C Bryan Solicitors, 101 London Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 4QA.
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A copy of the said application and statement dated 20 May 2014 and all documents in support may be obtained by the above named and/or his legal representative from the Clerk to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, 3rd Floor, Gate House, 1 Farringdon Street, London, EC4M 7NS.
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Brighton business summit a big success More than 200 local business people attended this year’s Brighton Summit. The event was organised by Brighton and Hove Chamber of Commerce and included a host of sessions and talks. The keynote speaker was Rob Forkan, from Gandys Flip-Flops, who explained how he and his brother formed a successful business out of the tragedy of losing their parents in the Sri Lankan tsunami. Sarah Springford, the chamber’s director, said: “We were absolutely delighted with the turnout. There was a really positive vibe again and the finale of the day was a fantastic performance by the Maydays improvisation group. “Thanks go to our sponsors: Cardens, Cobb PR, and ABC Translations.”
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Protect our open spaces > Continued from page 1 The problem is that the city council is being told the housing need for the city is 16,000 to 20,000 new homes, up to 2030. Some developers have argued it should be even higher, to deliver the number of “affordable” homes that are needed. Another symptom of our broken system is that developers will build “affordable” homes only if they can build lots of “unaffordable” ones that we do not need. The problem is that, with the sea on one side and the South Downs, England’s newest national park on the other, we do not have a lot of land to play with for housing. That is why the council has been forced to commission a study to see what opportunities there could be for developing the urban fringe. Unfortunately, the council is proposing to make a bad situation worse - by amending the City Plan policy to allow any sites listed in the study to be developed. This is prejudicing the proper scrutiny of these sites before
they are allocated. There are at least two sites where errors appear to have been made and, therefore, these sites should probably not be listed. Yet the council’s proposals would allow them to be developed. How many more are like that? Once the consultation about the City Plan modifications takes place, the council will lose control of the process - because it will be the inspector who determines what happens next. At this stage, however, the council could still consult on the study’s findings before it proposes changes to the City Plan. Another concern about the latest proposals is that the amount of housing in the city’s main development areas, which are generally well placed for good access to transport and services, is set to fall slightly. This is madness. At a time when we need to find as much housing as possible, lowering the amount of housing on brownfield sites and shoving it out to the urban fringe is plainly wrong. We need to be trying much harder to get more
housing into these areas. Not that we can necessarily get everything we need, but I am sure we could get more. That would help reduce the pressure and give us a greater chance of getting the plan signed off. It is not, however, all down to the council. There are other players in the city who impact on our housing stock and who have a role to play in relieving some of that pressure. They are, of course, the two universities. Both play an important part in the local economy as well as expanding knowledge and creating international ties for the future. They both have ambitions to expand and increase the number of students. This, though, creates a problem for the city, in that these students all need to be housed. Most recently, the majority of this has taken place in areas where traditionally there was family housing. It has created a number of tensions around noise, litter, and parking - and a certain amount of resentment. It has also, of course, added to the pressure for housing in the city and driven up costs.
Up to 20 homes are regarded as possible on land south of Hollingbury Golf Course and east of Ditchling Road. But for whom? And how much would they cost to buy?
So, while I believe the expansion of the universities should be welcomed, it cannot be open-ended. It also needs to take place in a way that relieves pressure on local community housing. This could be done, for example, by ensuring that a university builds more student accommodation, preferably on campus, than it takes on new students.
Now, there is nothing to make the universities behave this way. But it is in both their and our longterm interests for them to act as good neighbours. For, if they fail, we would all be the poorer for it. Chris Todd is a planning and transport campaigner with Brighton and Hove Friends of the Earth: www.bhfoe.org. For a map of the sites, see page 20
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e need? Sites on the urban fringe Big problems require bold solutions. There are fewer challenges facing our city than housing. To build up to 24,000 extra homes in the next 15 years requires more than piecemeal, small-scale developments squeezed into myriad odd parcels of land. Inevitably, the angry uncertainty of residents and the opportunistic bluster of politicians will almost certainly be counterproductive. Leadership often lives between a rock and a hard place. And that is where our elected representatives find themselves. That is why we elected them. We can either build up - or build out, into the urban fringe. Or both.
We can do nothing about having the sea to the south. We can, however, ask serious questions of the South Downs National Park: Are the boundaries immovably correct - straddling as they do the A27? Why do we not put more housing on the Sussex University campus? Why not build an estate between Falmer and Woodingdean? Of course, we can stick our heads in the sand. We can recognise the need for piecemeal developments, so long as they are not in our backyard. We can argue for more use of brownfield sites, but tacitly accept they will make a minuscule contribution. Or we can grasp the nettle. Big problems require big solutions. Not small minds.
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1 Land at Mile Oak Road, Mile Oak Hill, and Mile Oak allotments, Portslade (280 homes); 2 Land at Oakdene, Southwick Hill (25 homes) and land west of Mile Oak Road, Portslade (12 homes); 3 Land at Hangleton Bottom, Portslade (125 homes); 4 Benfield Hill, Benfield Valley (15 homes) and Benfield Valley, north of Hangleton Lane (15 homes); 5 Land at Braypool Lane (two homes); 6 Land at and adjoining Horsdean Recreation Ground, Patcham (30 homes); 7 Land at Ladies Mile, Carden Avenue (35 homes); 8 and 9 Land to North East of Coldean Lane (140 homes); 10 and 11 Land south of Hollingbury Golf Course and east of Ditchling Road, including land north of reservoir, Roedale allotments, and Hollingbury Park (20 homes); 12 Land east of Whitehawk Road (50 homes); 13 Land at and adjoining Brighton Racecourse (150 homes); 14 Land at South Downs Riding School and Reservoir Site (25 homes); 15 Land North of Warren Road, Ingleside Stables (30 homes); 16 Land south of Warren Road, adjacent to Nuffield Hospital (10 homes); 17 Roedean Miniature Golf Course and land south of A259 (25 homes); 18 Land at Bulstrode Farm/ Ovingdean Farm (pictured - 50 homes); 19 Land at Wanderdown Road Open Space and land adjacent to Ovingdean and Falmer Road, Ovingdean (50 homes); 20 Land to rear of Longhill Road (six homes); 21 Land to the rear of Bazehill Road, Rottingdean (two homes); 22 Land west of Falmer Avenue (12 homes); 23 Land at former nursery site west of Saltdean Vale, Saltdean (18 homes); 24 Land at Coombe Farm Westfield Avenue, land at Westfield Avenue North, and land at Saltdean Boarding Kennels (55 homes).
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July 11 - 17 FRIDAY Lucky Elephant @luckyelephant_ United in a desire to provide warm, inviting, melodic, challenging, fresh music, this 4-piece combine unusual instruments and great ideas distilled through music. Support from local electronica favourites Momotaro. 7pm, Free entry Green Door Store - Unit 2,3&4 Trafalgar Arches, BN1 4FQ
Oxford Revue @oxfordrevue The critically-acclaimed Oxford Revue will return to the Edinburgh Fringe for its 50th year, bringing an hour of hilarious sketch comedy written and performed by this year's finest student comedians. 8pm, £5 Upstairs at Three & Ten 10 Steine St, BN2 1TE
SATURDAY Brighton Kite Festival www.facebook.com/ BrightonKiteFlyers Let's go fly a kite! Hopefully the reliable British weather will provide us with just enough of a gust to get the hundreds of kites off the ground. And if not, it's fun to watch them try. Sat and Sun 11am - 5pm, Free entry Stanmer Park Brighton, BN1 9QA
Brighton Rocks @StickyMikes A showcase of local indie and rock groups covering a wide range of styles. This week headlined by Sonny, with support from The Modes, Red Emperor, Blinder and The Ingrates. 7pm, £4 Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar 9-12 Middle Street, BN1 1AL
SUNDAY Annie Eve @AnnieEvemusic This 22-year-old London singersongwriter's unusual grasp of language and awkward perspective bleeds into her lyrics and fuels a style of music that is both enchanting and haunting. 7pm, £6/5 The Hope 11 Queens Road, BN1 3WA
Love Supreme - Everything Jazz Should Be Returning for a second year, (so far as I know) the UK's only camping threeday weekend summer jazz festival saw a massive overhaul from its hugely successful debut last year. The festival site was much larger this year with bigger stages, a wider variety of stalls and a better atmosphere than ever!
World Cup Final @BrightonsScreen What better way to finish off your weekend than by watching the World Cup come to a close in style at the Brighton Big Screen as the sun sets on Brazil 2014. 8pm Kick Off, Free entry Brighton Big Screen Madeira Drive
Whilst the sun didn't last all weekend, this did not dampen people's spirits, although Sunday's sunny day was definitely the busiest day of the festival. The walk in, walk out environment at all of the stages encouraged people to follow their ears and listen to what the liked the sound of, regardless of which stage it was on or who else was listening to it. The best thing about the festival was seeing everybody from toddlers to pensioners all across the site having a great time, listening to great live music and feeling the love of Love Supreme. If you're not into the serious jazz, there is plenty of soul, funk, R'n'B, hip-hop and many other sub-genres to enjoy, so be sure to book early for next year, because if it carries on the way it's going, it could soon be one of the most popular festivals in the UK!
MONDAY Lucy Porter: Me Time @loonabimberton Lucy talks about her frustrations with the modern world with her inventive one-liners and cutting wit in her Edinburgh Fringe preview show in Brighton. 7pm, £5 Komedia 44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN
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@SLOWCLUBHQ The boy-girl Sheffield duo sing their blend of twisted pop singa-longs as they tour their new album Complete Surrender, out 14th July. 7:30pm, £12 Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar 9-12 Middle Street, BN1 1AL
WEDNESDAY QM Records Sessions
@audiobrighton Local record label QM hosts its latest session showcasing some of the cities upcoming local talents. With performances from Wolflung, Astra Forward, Lhuna and Bobbie Johnson. 8pm, Free entry Audio - 10 Marine Parade, BN2 1TL
THURSDAY Yacine Belhousse, Made in France
@YacineBelhousse An unsurprisingly French standup comedian who Eddie Izzard described as "one funny Motherfudge-cake". Catch his Edinburgh Fringe show preview here for free - donations welcome afterwards. 7pm, Free entry T.O.M - 11a Upper Market Street, BN3 1AS
Above (top to bottom): Brighton Kite Festival, Lucy Porter, Chichester Festival Theatre's production of Amadeus, featuring West End and Hollywood star Rupert Everett alongside acclaimed young actor Joshua McGuire. Photograph: Perou." Wolflung, Lhuna, Bobbyie Johnson.
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Amanda Mealing Casualty BBC1, 8.30pm The Beeb’s flagship hospital drama is used to portraying people in desperate situations, but few go as far as one of tonight’s patients. He’s a drugs counsellor by trade who enlists the help of a former addict under his care to carry out a carjacking – all in a lastditch attempt to get his hands on some cash. But why is he so willing to risk all in his bid for riches? The pieces start to fall together when he starts coughing up blood, and it seems that he’s been keeping a dark secret from everyone, including his wife.
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6.00 Breakfast. 10.00 Saturday Kitchen Live. 11.30 Paul Hollywood’s Pies & Puds. (R) 12.00 Homes Under the Hammer. (R) 1.00 BBC News; Weather. 1.15 Bargain Hunt. 2.00 Live Athletics: Glasgow Grand Prix. Coverage of the Diamond League event. 5.20 Celebrity Mastermind. (R) 5.50 Pointless Celebrities. (R) 6.40 BBC News; Regional News; Weather. 7.00 A Question of Sport: Super Saturday. More celebrity guests take part in the sports-based game show. 7.40 The National Lottery: Break the Safe. Nick Knowles hosts the game show in which three pairs compete to play for a cash prize. Includes the National Lottery results, presented by Kate Garraway. 8.30 Casualty. A man carries out a carjacking in a desperate bid for money. 9.20 BBC News; Weather. 9.40 Film: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. (2003) A rogue captain and a blacksmith set sail to rescue a governor’s daughter from feared supernatural pirates. Swashbuckling fantasy adventure, starring Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom; National Lottery Update. 11.50 Film: The Ruins. (2008) Hapless tourists exploring recently discovered Mayan ruins in Mexico are attacked by hostile villagers and carnivorous plants. Horror, starring Jena Malone and Shawn Ashmore. 1.15 Weather for the Week Ahead. 1.20 BBC News.
6.00 This Is BBC Two. 6.35 Film: Blood on the Moon. (1948) Western, starring Robert Mitchum. 8.00 MOTD Kickabout. (R) 8.30 World Cup Films. 9.45 Coast. 10.05 The Living Planet. (R) 11.00 Fred Dibnah’s Industrial Age. (R) 11.30 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 12.00 Rick Stein’s Spain. (R) 1.00 Live Golf: The Women’s British Open. Coverage of the third day at Royal Birkdale Golf Club. 5.00 Escape to the Country. (R) 5.45 Flog It! Trade Secrets. 6.15 Film: Catch Me If You Can. (2002) A conman lies his way across America. Factbased drama, with Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks. 8.30 Dad’s Army. The air-raid wardens have to share the church hall with the Home Guard after their HQ is bombed, but Hodge’s men are terribly disruptive and soon cause mayhem. (R) 9.00 The Men Who Made Us Spend. New series. Jacques Peretti investigates the methods used to persuade people to buy consumer goods, beginning by exploring the importance of limiting the lifespan of products. 10.00 Film: The Shipping News. (2001) A small community helps a widower rebuild his family life when he and his daughter go to live with his estranged aunt. Drama, starring Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore and Judi Dench. 11.45 Golf: Scottish Open. Highlights from the third round at Royal Aberdeen. 12.45 Film: Black Sheep. (2006) Comedy horror, starring Nathan Meister. 2.10 This Is BBC Two.
6.00 CITV: Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge. 6.25 Dino Dan. (R) 6.35 Dino Dan. (R) 6.50 Canimals. (R) 7.00 Canimals. (R) 7.05 Sooty. (R) 7.20 Digimon Fusion. (R) 7.45 Mr Bean: The Animated Series. (R) 8.00 Adventure Time. 8.25 ITV News. 8.30 Weekend. 9.25 The Hungry Sailors. (R) 10.25 Murder, She Wrote. (R) 11.20 ITV News; Weather. 11.30 Storage Hoarders. (R) 12.30 Dinner Date. (R) 1.30 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover. (R) 2.30 The Nation’s Favourite Motown Song. (R) 4.00 Tipping Point. (R) 5.00 Film: Scooby-Doo. (2002) Live-action comedy adventure, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar. 6.35 Regional News; Weather. 6.45 ITV News; Weather. 7.00 You’ve Been Framed! Comedy with Harry Hill, inspired by viewers’ home videos. (R) 7.30 Tipping Point: Lucky Stars. Chat show host Jonathan Ross, champion boxer Carl Froch and Samantha Womack (EastEnders’ Ronnie Mitchell) take turns on the token-pushing machine for charity. Ben Shephard presents. 8.30 FIFA World Cup Live 2014. Matt Smith presents coverage of the third-place play-off (Kick-off 9.00pm), which is staged at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia, Brazil. In the event of extratime and penalties, subsequent programmes are subject to change. 11.15 ITV News; Weather. 11.30 Film: Balls of Fury. (2007) Spy comedy, starring Dan Fogler. 1.05 Jackpot247. 3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA. (R) 3.40 ITV Nightscreen.
6.05 The Hoobs. (R) 6.30 Trans World Sport. 7.30 FIM World Superbike Championship. 7.55 The Morning Line. 9.00 Weekend Kitchen. 10.00 Frasier. (R) 10.30 Frasier. (R) 11.00 The Big Bang Theory. (R) 11.25 The Big Bang Theory. (R) 11.55 The Simpsons. (R) 12.30 The Tomorrow People. 1.20 Channel 4 Racing. 4.10 Come Dine with Me. (R) 4.40 Come Dine with Me. (R) 5.10 Come Dine with Me. (R) 5.40 Come Dine with Me. (R) 6.15 Come Dine with Me. Jilly Pollock hosts the fifth and final party in Liverpool. (R) 6.45 Channel 4 News. 7.05 The Restoration Man. Revisiting a medieval hall conversion project in Cardiff. (R) 8.00 Grand Designs. Kevin McCloud meets two artists who are battling the elements to construct a modern home on the Isle of Skye, with a second building alongside to use as their art studio. (R) 9.00 Film: Knight and Day. (2010) A woman gets kidnapped and dragged into a rogue secret agent’s mission to clear his name after he is framed as a traitor. Comedy adventure, starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz. 11.15 The IT Crowd. Jen goes on a date. (R) 11.50 The IT Crowd. Denholm’s death spells trouble for Jen and Roy. (R) 12.25 The IT Crowd. (R) 12.55 Film: Rushmore. (1998) Comedy drama, starring Jason Schwartzman. 2.30 Hollyoaks. (R) 4.40 Deal or No Deal. (R) 5.35 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems. (R) 5.40 The Hoobs. (R)
6.00 Milkshake! 10.00 Access. 10.05 Meerkat Manor. (R) 10.30 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies. (R) 11.30 Big Brother: Eviction. (R) 12.55 NCIS. (R) 1.50 NCIS. (R) 2.45 NCIS. (R) 3.40 Film: Pork Chop Hill. (1959) Korean War drama, starring Gregory Peck. 5.40 Film: Fighter Attack. (1953) Second World War drama, starring Sterling Hayden. 7.00 Cricket on 5. England v India. Mark Nicholas presents highlights from the fourth day of the First Test of the five-match series from Trent Bridge in Nottingham. 7.55 5 News. 8.00 MH370: The Flight That Vanished. The fate of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which was lost during its scheduled journey from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8. (R) 9.00 Big Brother. Catching up with the Big Brother contestants as they react to Friday night’s live eviction, revealing how another departure has affected the rest of the house. 10.00 The Trial of Gillian Taylforth. Dramatic reconstruction of the actress’s 1994 libel case against the Sun newspaper. 11.00 Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole. People living on state welfare in Hull. (R) 12.00 Big Brother’s Bit on the Side. 1.00 SuperCasino. 3.10 Skyscraper: London’s Cheesegrater. (R) 4.00 House Doctor. (R) 4.25 Make It Big. (R) 4.50 The Funky Valley Show. (R) 5.00 Angels of Jarm. (R) 5.10 Roary the Racing Car. (R) 5.20 Angels of Jarm. (R) 5.30 The Funky Valley Show. (R) 5.40 Roary the Racing Car. (R)
BBC Three 7.00 Top Gear 8.00 John Newman & Katy B @ T 9.00 Pharrell Williams & Rudimental @ T 10.00 Paolo Nutini @ T 11.30 Family Guy BBC Four 7.00 Lost Land of the Tiger 8.00 The Story of Science – Power, Proof and Passion 9.00 Inspector Montalbano 10.55 Imagine – Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin’ ITV2 2.40 Film: Beethoven (1991) 4.25 100% You’ve Been Framed! 5.25 You’ve Been Framed and Famous! 6.30 Film: Pearl Harbor (2001). Romantic Second World War drama, with Ben Affleck and Kate Beckinsale. 10.00 Film: The Matrix Reloaded (2003). Sci-fi thriller sequel, starring Keanu Reeves. ITV3 3.00 Endeavour 1.00am Bomb Girls. Lorna continues to deal with the fallout from her pregnancy. ITV4 1.00 Tour de France Live. Stage eight from Tomblaine to Gerardmer La Mauselaine. 5.00 Police, Camera, Action! 5.25 Highway Patrol 6.00 Goodwood: Cars of the Future 7.00 Tour de France Highlights 8.00 Hornblower 10.00 Film: Hard to Kill (1990) E4 8.00 The 100. Post-apocalyptic drama set 97 years after nuclear Armageddon decimated Earth. 9.00 Film: Coming to America (1988). An African prince journeys to the USA to escape an arranged marriage and search for a worthy wife. Comedy, starring Eddie Murphy. 11.20 The Big Bang Theory Film4 3.00 Zulu (1964) 5.50 Australia (2008) 9.00 Die Hard 2 (1990) Action thriller sequel, starring Bruce Willis. 11.20 The Others (2001)
SUNDAY’S TV | 13.07.14 SUNDAY July 13 2014 TV LISTINGS CHOICE
Gary Lineker Match of the Day Live BBC1, 7pm Coverage of the final at the Estadio do Maracana in Rio de Janeiro (Kick-off 8.00pm), where the successors to 2010 champions Spain are crowned. This 20th staging of the tournament has been largely lauded as a great success, with a glut of goals, attacking football and some of the leading players in the world bringing their club form to the international stage. While several of the leading European nations made early exits, the South American and CONCACAF sides demonstrated their ability.
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6.00 Breakfast. 9.00 The Andrew Marr Show. 10.00 Sunday Morning Live. 11.00 Sunday Politics. 12.15 Bargain Hunt. (R) 1.00 BBC News; Weather. 1.15 Alan Hansen: Player and Pundit. (R) 2.15 Homes Under the Hammer. (R) 3.15 Wanted Down Under. (R) 4.00 Escape to the Country. (R) 4.45 Lifeline. 5.00 Songs of Praise. 5.35 BBC News; Regional News; Weather. 6.00 Countryfile. Matt Baker explores Whiteford Burrows sand dunes in Gower, south Wales, Adam Henson reveals the wonders of wool and cameraman Richard TaylorJones is on the lookout for fox cubs. Including Weather for the Week Ahead. 7.00 Match of the Day Live. Coverage of the final at the Estadio do Maracana in Rio de Janeiro (Kick-off 8.00pm), where the successors to 2010 champions Spain are crowned. In the event of extra-time and penalties, subsequent programmes are subject to change. 10.30 BBC News; Regional News; Weather. 10.55 Live at the Apollo. Greg Davies hosts another session of stand-up at Hammersmith Apollo in west London, warming up the audience for Hal Cruttenden and Simon Evans. (R) 11.25 Film: Man of the Year. (2006) A talk-show host is elected president, but faces a moral dilemma when he learns his victory was caused by a computer error. Comedy, with Robin Williams and Christopher Walken. 1.15 Weather for the Week Ahead. 1.20 BBC News.
6.00 This Is BBC Two. 6.20 Film: Tender Comrade. (1943) Drama, starring Ginger Rogers. 8.00 Monty Don’s French Gardens. (R) 9.00 Gardeners’ World. (R) 9.30 The Beechgrove Garden. 10.00 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites. 11.30 Paul Hollywood’s Pies & Puds. 12.00 Rick Stein’s Spain. (R) 1.00 Live Golf: The Women’s British Open. Coverage of the fourth day at Royal Birkdale Golf Club. 5.20 Natural World: The Bat Man of Mexico. (R) 6.20 Flog It! People are invited to try to make money by selling their antiques at auction. (R) 7.20 Film: Shall We Dance? (2004) A bored lawyer signs up for dancing classes, but has to keep the new hobby a secret from his suspicious wife. Romantic comedy, with Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon and Jennifer Lopez. 9.00 The Night Watch. One-off drama following the love affairs of four Londoners throughout three periods of the 1940s. Anna Maxwell Martin, Claire Foy, Jodie Whittaker and Harry Treadaway star. (R) 10.30 Mock the Week. With Josh Widdicombe, Gary Delaney and Tiffany Stevenson. (R) 11.00 QI XL. Extended edition. With Victoria Coren Mitchell, Sue Perkins and the Rev Richard Coles. (R) 11.45 Golf: Scottish Open. Hazel Irvine presents action from the fourth and final round at Royal Aberdeen, where Phil Mickelson entered as the defending champion. 12.45 Sign Zone: Countryfile. (R) 1.45 Holby City. (R) 2.45 Match of the Day: FIFA World Cup Replay. 4.30 This Is BBC Two.
6.00 CITV: Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge. 6.25 Dino Dan. (R) 6.35 Dino Dan. (R) 6.50 Canimals. (R) 7.00 Canimals. (R) 7.05 Sooty. (R) 7.20 Digimon Fusion. (R) 7.45 Mr Bean: The Animated Series. (R) 8.00 Deadtime Stories. (R) 8.25 ITV News. 8.30 Weekend. 9.25 May the Best House Win. (R) 10.20 Murder, She Wrote. (R) 11.20 ITV News; Weather. 11.30 Love Your Garden. 12.25 Long Lost Family. (R) 1.30 Film: Columbo: Strange Bedfellows. (1995) Crime drama, starring Peter Falk and Rod Steiger. 3.30 Midsomer Murders. (R) 5.30 Regional News 5.45 ITV News; Weather. 6.00 Catchphrase. Stephen Mulhern hosts the game show in which three contestants guess the familiar phrases hidden in animated clues. (R) 7.00 FIFA World Cup Live 2014. Coverage of the final at the Estadio do Maracana in Rio de Janeiro (Kick-off 8.00pm), where the successors to 2010 champions Spain are crowned. In the event of extra-time and penalties, subsequent programmes are subject to change. 10.30 ITV News; Weather. 10.45 The Greatest Footie Ads Ever. Paddy McGuinness presents this one-off programme guiding viewers through 30 years of incredible, bizarre, spectacular and much-loved football commercials. (R) 11.45 The Cube. A student and a Geordie mother take part. (R) 12.40 The Store. 2.55 Motorsport UK. 3.45 ITV Nightscreen. 4.15 May the Best House Win. (R) 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show. (R)
6.05 Ironman 2014. 6.30 Ironman 2014. 7.00 Cholmondeley Pageant of Power. 7.30 How I Met Your Mother. (R) 7.55 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R) 8.25 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R) 8.55 Frasier. (R) 9.30 Sunday Brunch. 12.30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (R) 1.30 The Big Bang Theory. (R) 2.00 The Big Bang Theory. (R) 2.25 The Big Bang Theory. (R) 2.50 The Simpsons. (R) 3.20 The Simpsons. (R) 3.45 Deal or No Deal. 4.50 Film: St Trinian’s. (2007) Comedy, starring Rupert Everett. 6.40 Channel 4 News. 7.00 Film: Titanic. (1997) A society girl falls in love with a penniless artist during the liner’s ill-fated voyage. James Cameron’s Oscarwinning romantic drama, starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio. Edited for language and nudity. 10.45 Film: The Running Man. (1987) A convict takes part in a brutal TV game show in which he is hunted by a series of gadget-wielding killers. Sci-fi action adventure, with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Richard Dawson. 12.40 The Million Pound Drop. Stephen and Chris from Gogglebox play for charity. (R) 1.35 Film: A Prophet. (2009) A crook is sent to a French prison dominated by rival Corsican and Muslim gangs, where he forms his own crime syndicate. Crime drama, starring Tahar Rahim. 4.05 Home Road Movies. Animation about a father’s quest to become a better parent. (R) 4.20 River Cottage Veg Heroes. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall prepares a stir fry. (R) 4.50 Beat My Build. Two crews compete to renovate flats for profit. (R) 5.45 Deal or No Deal. Beat-the-banker game show. (R)
6.00 Milkshake!: Peppa Pig. 6.05 Roary the Racing Car. (R) 6.15 Abby’s Flying Fairy School. (R) 6.25 Bubble Guppies. (R) 6.35 The Mr Men Show. (R) 6.50 Chloe’s Closet. (R) 7.00 Roobarb and Custard Too. (R) 7.10 Bananas in Pyjamas. (R) 7.20 Olly the Little White Van. (R) 7.25 Make Way for Noddy. (R) 7.40 City of Friends. (R) 7.55 Little Princess. (R) 8.05 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky. (R) 8.15 Angelina Ballerina. (R) 8.30 Milkshake! Show Songs. (R) 8.35 Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures. (R) 8.40 Rupert Bear. (R) 8.55 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom. (R) 9.15 Jelly Jamm. (R) 9.30 LazyTown. (R) 10.00 Access. (R) 10.05 World’s Scariest Near Misses. (R) 10.55 Big Brother. (R) 11.55 Police Interceptors. (R) 12.55 Film: See No Evil, Hear No Evil. (1989) Comedy, starring Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder. 2.45 Film: Stand By Me. (1986) Coming-of-age drama, starring River Phoenix. 4.20 Film: Click. (2006) Comedy, with Adam Sandler. 6.30 Criminals: Caught on Camera. (R) 7.00 Cricket on 5. 7.55 5 News Weekend. 8.00 The Boy They Call Fish. (R) 9.00 Big Brother. 10.00 Webcam Girls: At Your Service. (R) 10.50 Film: Step Brothers. (2008) Comedy, starring Will Ferrell and John C Reilly. 12.45 True Crimes: The First 72 Hours. 1.15 SuperCasino. 3.10 Police Interceptors. (R) 4.00 House Doctor. (R) 4.25 Make It Big. (R) 4.50 The Funky Valley Show. (R) 5.00 Angels of Jarm. (R) 5.10 Roary the Racing Car. (R) 5.20 Angels of Jarm. (R) 5.30 The Funky Valley Show. (R) 5.40 Roary the Racing Car. (R)
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No.178
Double Crossword
Last week’s solutions:
CRYPTIC - Across: 1 Escalator; 8 Ian; 9 Till the soil; 11 Crushed; 12 Icing; 13 Endear; 15 Agenda; 17 Rhyme; 18 Ascribe; 20 Ice-breakers; 22 Sol; 23 Suspected. Down: 2 Ski; 3 Latch; 4 Treads; 5 Roofing; 6 Pillion ride; 7 Integrate; 10 Laundry bill; 11 Cheerless; 14 Ageless; 16 Padres; 19 Chase; 21 Rye. QUICK - Across: 1 Practical; 8 Own; 9 Depredation; 11 Breathe; 12 Upper; 13 Animal; 15 Rescue; 17 Idiot; 18 Affront; 20 Assiduously; 22 Dot; 23 Stratagem. Down: 2 Roe; 3 Treat; 4 Craven; 5 Leisure; 6 Conspicuous; 7 Interment; 10 Precipitate; 11 Beatitude; 14 Attests; 16 Wander; 19 Float; 21 Lie.
Choose either quick or cryptic clues.
Cryptic Clues: Across 7. Sailor not quite
Codeword Each number in the grid represents a different letter of the alphabet and every letter of the alphabet is used. Use the given letter(s) to the right of the main grid to start you off.
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Fill in the white squares with numbers 1 to 9. Each horizontal block must add up to the number in the shaded square to its left, and each vertical block to the number above. Numbers may be used once in each block. Last week’s solutions:
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Independent
Old Shoreham Road
■ Fantastic 2 double bed converted flat ■ Patio garden, stripped floor boards and doors ■ Smart kitchen and white bathroom ■ Private entrance ■ Close to Brighton station ■ EPC C69
Guide price
£270,000
Leasehold, SOF For more information, contact: 01273 321000 | www.maslen.co.uk 174 church road, Hove, BN3 2DJ
What you can get for ... £700,000 £695,000
£699,950
£699,950
Tickerage Lane Blackboys
Pelham Square Brighton
Charlotte Street Brighton
Telephone: 01273 737140
Telephone: 01273 677365
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Detached house set within 1.7 acres of land and situated in the rural village of Blackboys. The property comprises of a spacious reception room with a cast iron natural wood burner and patio doors leading to the garden stretching 1.7 acres with many fruit trees, pond, chicken run, vegetable patch and countryside views.
A Grade 2 listed period home opposite a garden square in the North Laine area, close to a whole host of unique shops, bars, coffee shops and restaurants and a short walk to Brighton Railway Station. No chain.
This five storey period terraced property is located in the enviable seafront location of 'Kemp Town Village', extending over five floors and incorporating ten bedrooms and four bathrooms giving an ideal opportunity to convert to a trendy seafront hotel, large modern family home or flats subject to the necessary consents. No ongoing chain.
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NEW to the market
WARLEIGH ROAD £185,000 Leasehold
HYTHE ROAD £300,000 - £315,000 Share of Freehold
■ 1 Bed GF flat ■ Popular location ■ Lounge, kitchen ■ Bathroom ■ No chain ■ EPC C69
■ 2 bed maisonette ■ Lounge, kitchen/breakfast room ■ Bathroom ■ PRICE GUIDE £300,000/£315,000 ■ EPC D64
Call Fiveways office 01273 566777
Call Fiveways office 01273 566777
NEW to the market
NEW to the market
GOLDSTONE ROAD £225,000 Leasehold
NORFOLK SQUARE £185,000 Leasehold
■ 3 Lounge with fireplace ■ Double bedroom with fireplace ■ Modern kitchen and shower room ■ attractive landscaped garden ■ EPC C69
■ Lounge with South facing sash window ■ Modern kitchen and Bathroom ■ Double bedroom ■ Just off Brighton seafront ■ EPC D68
Call Hove office 01273 321000
Call Hove office 01273 321000
DUDLEY ROAD £325,000 Freehold AN ATTRACTIVE THREE BEDROOM END OF TERRACE FAMILY HOME SITUATED IN THIS EXTREMELY POPULAR RESIDENTIAL AREA. The house benefits from good size accommodation and must be viewed. Energy Rating D59 Call Fiveways office 01273 566777
“David Maslen Estate Agents - Experts in everything we do”
BENTHAM ROAD £365,500 Freehold
TOTLAND ROAD £229,950 Share of Freehold
WILLOW CLOSE £400,000 Freehold
MARINE DRIVE £500,000 Freehold
■ 4 bedroom period terraced house ■ Popular Hanover area ■ HMO licence in place ■ Currently let out ■ EPC D59
■ 2 bedroom FF flat with own entrance ■ Popular location, lounge-diner ■ Rear garden, double glazing, gas heating ■ Good decorative order ■ EPC D59
■ 4 Bedroom House ■ 1 Bedroom separate annex ■ Lounge/Dining area ■ Off road parking ■ EPC C71
■ 3 Bedrooms ■ Direct Sea Views ■ Plenty of Potential ■ Good Size Living Accommodation ■ EP CF32
Call Lewes Road office 01273 677001
Call Lewes Road office 01273 677001
Call Woodingdean office 01273 278866
Call Woodingdean office 01273 278866
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Sales
PALMEIRA AVENUE £215,000
STANFORD ROAD, £525,000 FREEHOLD
1 Bedroom Lower Ground Floor Flat Rear patio Open Plan Living Kitchen Area Offered with Share of Freehold, Situated in a much sought after area.
5 Bedroom Maisonette 3 Floors Garden Spacious Sought after location
ST AUBYNS SOLD £495,000
CAWTHORNE HOUSE OIEO £485,000
5 Bedroom Maisonette Hove Seafront Modern Bathrooms and Kitchen, Spacious Share of Freehold
2 Bedroom Apartment New Development Clifton Hill Area Balcony Built to a High Specification Leasehold
LANSDOWNE ROAD £650,000 Superb 4 bedroom Maisonette Situated in the heart of Hove Spacious Accommodation 3 Bathrooms, Off street parking Offered with Share of Freehold
Lettings
EWART STREET £725.00 PCM
RILEY ROAD £1395.00 PCM
VALLANCE GARDENS £5005.00 PCM
SUSSEX SQUARE £1650.00 PCM LET – Similar Required
one bedroom, unfurnished flat Situated in the popular Hanover area close to local amenities Free on street parking! Early Viewing Advised!
2 bedroom fully furnished apartment Open plan lounge, kitchen and diner Secluded roof terrace Finished to a very high standard. Viewing is Highly Recommended!
11 Bedroom House Fully Furnished Spacious Accommodation Large Garden Close to Seafront Available 01/09/2014 TO LET
Two bedroom apartment fully furnished Light and spacious Large balcony Panoramic sea views GCH
My experience so far with JD property has been fantastic. Hope to carry on like this for many more years!" Miguel Garvie - 11 Feb 2014
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the city is our office Bonett’s
Estate agents. Where do we earn our fee? Generally, when I am interviewed or write about estate agency, and when one compares what different agents do for their fees, much, if not all, of the conversation is about marketing the property: photographs, viewings, feedback, negotiating a good price for the seller and ensuring the buyers are in a position to proceed… that kind of thing. What we don’t talk about nearly as much is what we really do to justify our fees. Behind the obvious work is the background hum: conversations back and forth about all the properties not yet sold: how best to present them to encourage interest and offers. We are regularly reading and rereading
our property details, checking the presentation, looking at how easy or hard it is to arrange viewings, have we arranged a board outside and if we cannot, what are the alternatives. There’s a whole host of this activity going on daily: looking at our ‘property title’ on the net: does it stand out; will it get a potential viewer to ‘click through’ and then request a viewing? Do we follow up really quickly on viewing requests? Rightmove stats show many agents may not even do this on the same day never mind immediately…! Sales chasing, the nitty-gritty of our work, starts once the sale is agreed, or ‘in the drawer’. Have sellers and buyers got their solicitors in place and communicating? Have they organised their survey? Is the sale of their existing property
moving forward (other agents in a chain need to do their bit too and can cause real problems if they are casual about ‘chasing the chain’ as we call it)? There’s nothing worse than being told all along that the chain is ‘no problem’, a worrying phrase we dislike intensely, only to discover the first buyer in the chain has pulled out or does not have the finance in place so contracts cannot be exchanged. Good agents spend hours every day chasing sales, keeping sellers and buyers informed and on board. Strangely, it is now not uncommon for agents to outsource this most critical part of the sales process to a call centre or a person not in the office who doesn’t even know the seller or buyer. The independent, ‘boutique’ estate agent would never dream of doing this, as it is all about
personal service: knowing, understanding and dealing with the critical details of the transaction. This work is the core benefit to sellers and buyers. It requires trust, openness and a methodical and lateral-thinking approach to problems and dilemmas, which takes years of experience to develop. Often, it’s only at the end, when the keys are being handed over, that sellers and buyers see clearly the importance of a dedicated estate agent’s efforts. A recent “straightforward” sale with no chain took in excess of six months to nurture through to completion. At the end we had two very happy customers but it could have turned out very differently without the right approach! Online, up-front payment agents, now burgeoning onto the
market place, will tell clients they can do all of this. I’m wondering how this can realistically be achieved, when their office may be located in Colchester or Manchester or anywhere else, to be honest. Having someone on hand as and when needed, who knows you and is conversant with your situation, is what real service is all about and is worth paying for…but only when the job is done. The online world has its place but is not the answer to everything. Meet your agents, don’t be taken in by the flash, ask probing questions, think carefully how they respond and make your choice. As they used to say in ‘Hill Street Blues’: Let’s be careful out there! Paul Bonett F.N.A.E.A. M.A.R.L.A.
Bonetts.co.uk 01273 677365 Queens Park Road, Brighton £650,000
Jersey Street, Hanover £365,000
Impressive four storey extended Victorian House just round the corner from Queens Park. With four double bedrooms, spacious sitting room, sociable open plan kitchen, dining and living room and a pretty walled garden, this is the perfect Brighton family home. EPC rating is 59 (D)
An immaculate house arranged over three levels in popular Hanover with three double bedrooms, a through lounge/dining room and a charming split level walled garden. Brighton station is within walking distance and parking is unrestricted. EPC rating is 61 (D).
French Apartments, Brighton £699,950
Portland Mews, Kemp Town £470,000
A super, surprisingly secluded three bedroom raised ground floor seafront apartment forming part of this attractive period building, towards the eastern end of Marine Parade, near Brighton Marina. Well planned living accommodation, south facing terrace, communal gardens and allocated parking. EPC rating is 79 (C).
Charming double fronted house in a gated mews development, situated in the heart of Kemp Town village. The property is a versatile living space having four bedrooms (one ensuite) and a reception room. There is also a communal cobbled courtyard and a private garage. As well as the shops, cafes and restaurants of Kemp Town, the seafront is a short walk and there are good transport links to other parts of the city. EPC rating is 66 (D)
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Having a Will – sensible planning for the future. For many people having a Will prepared is seen as something you normally only consider and do in ‘old age’, no doubt as it is often viewed as some acceptance of our own future mortality which is something most people would rather not think about. Whilst of course a Will normally does have
more obvious relevance the older someone is, the reality is ill health and ultimately death can strike at any time and without any warning so to a degree reaching a certain age (or stage in life) should not be the main or only trigger for having one drawn up. In simple terms, regardless of age having a
valid Will in place is just good and sensible financial planning as it means you can rest easy knowing if the unexpected happens then your affairs are in good order and most importantly, family and loved ones are properly looked after when you are gone. At Crosby & Woods we believe
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Crosby&Woods | SOLICITORS Call: 01273 734 600 Email: advice@crosbywoods.co.uk in making Wills affordable and available to as many people as possible so that they are not just the preserve of only those who can afford one. We also believe that achieving this goal should never be at the expense of quality and service and therefore are very proud to be one of a very small number of solicitors firms in Sussex and especially Brighton & Hove that have been awarded on first assessment the prestigious Law Society Wills & Inheritance Quality Scheme (WIQS). At the heart of WIQS is the creation of the first professional benchmark for solicitors delivering Wills and Probate advice to their clients. Prior to WIQS people wanting to have a Will prepared have been faced with numerous organisations (many of which are not regulated or subject to any external assessment and quality controls) offering this service but with no discernible way for them to make an informed decision on the level of expertise and experience (as well as the adoption of best practice standards) that the organisation has. WIQS accreditation therefore allows everyone to now make a far more informed decision and have the reassurance that the solicitor preparing their affairs has been independently assessed and recognised for the expertise they have. Greg Woods, Partner for Wills at Crosby & Woods comments “your Will is one of the most important financial and personal decisions that you will ever make in your lifetime, but currently there is no regulation whatsoever surrounding Will drafting so in theory anyone is able to write a Will and to hold themselves out as a competent expert. It is extremely important therefore to talk to a solicitor who can demonstrate via WIQS status their expertise and who can also make sure that the Will is expressed in a way that is legally watertight and as importantly, conveys your wishes in full and as requested. A solicitor is also best placed to be able to advise on complex financial issues such as inheritance tax and trusts planning and where children or grandchildren are involved, to make sure appropriate and adequate arrangements are put in place to secure their future. Whilst we believe everyone should have a Will, the following list, whilst not exhaustive, will hopefully show some of the main reasons and benefits for getting one in place as soon as possible:· If you care about what happens to your property after you die, you need a Will. Put simply without one the State will end up largely directing who inherits your Estate, so your friends, favourite
charities and relatives may get nothing or much less than you would wish them to receive. ■ if you are not married or are not in a registered civil partnership your ‘partner’ may well end very adversely affected by your death. This is because the law does not automatically recognise cohabitants (partners who live together) as having the same rights as husbands, wives and civil partners. As a result, even if you've lived together for many years, your cohabitant may be left with nothing if you have not made a Will. ■ if you have children or dependants who may not be able to care for, or provide for themselves then a Will allows you to put in place full and appropriate arrangements to ensure their best interests are looked after. Without a Will there could be uncertainty about who will look after and provide for them if you die and so a Will gives reassurance that in your absence they will have others to look after them as you would if still alive. A specialist solicitor can also advise you on how inheritance tax affects what you own and with professional guidance help to ensure your hard earned savings and assets end up passing to your loved ones (or in some cases charities) with the least amount of tax deducted from them. In life everyone pays substantial sums in taxation, to pay again on death on some items already taxed once when it could be avoided or largely reduced just makes good economic sense as it allows for more of your Estate to go direct to those you wish to benefit under it. A Will, once drawn up, can in the future also be updated to better reflect any important changes to your personal circumstances. For example, marriage, children, divorce, separation, inheritance (even a lottery win) and your solicitor can tell you what changes may be necessary to update your will to incorporate these properly. As part of our commitment to making having a Will prepared by a WIQS accredited Solicitor much more widely available, we invite any readers to take advantage of the fixed fee offer made available through this newspaper. For a free and no obligation discussion on the benefits of having a Will prepared for you please call or email us to arrange a convenient time to do so. Home and hospital visits are also available by prior appointment. Greg Woods, Partner
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The sweet-toothed citizens of Brighton and Hove are a lucky bunch. Our high concentration of independent cafés and cake shops means we are never more than a stroll away from pastry perfection. One baker who is quickly gaining a reputation as one of the best in town is Rebecca Letchford, of Honeycomb Cakes, a regular at Street Diner, the thrice-weekly open-air food market. It is testament to her skills that - no matter how stuffed I am after lunch at Street Diner - I always make room for one of her brownies, which are so addictive I would consider selling one of my children to get my hands on the recipe. “The brownie recipe is definitely my closest-guarded secret,” Rebecca says. “I tried a number of recipes, combined some, and eventually came up with a brownie I was happy with. Even the slightest alteration changes the end result.” This rigorous testing is worth it; her brownies are out of this world.
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pistachio and elderflower, and blueberry and lime blondies. There is always at least one vegan and flourless option; in summer, there are homemade fruit juices and brownie ice-cream sandwiches. Rebecca makes everything herself at her home in Worthing. Her menu is determined both by the seasons and customer requests. “I use locally-sourced seasonal produce, plus a lot of fruit and veg grown by my parents at their home in Pulborough - I freeze their fruit to use in winter, too. As for cake inspiration, I
let’s stick with subjective assumption - Americano certainly sounds better, and if we adopted the Long Black, not only would it cost us all a small fortune in menu reprints, but we’d probably have to call an espresso a Small Black, and that just sounds silly. Americano serves its purpose when it comes to fulfilling our ambition to emulate the Italians Long Black serves little purpose except further complicating the linguistic minefield of speciality coffee jargon.
love asking my Twitter followers what they’d like me to make, then build my menu based on their responses.” So how did she get involved in Street Diner? “One day, I stumbled across their Twitter account and contacted them. I was trading in Brighton one day a week at the time. Kate O’Sullivan and Christina Angus, from Street Diner, came to see me, and we took it from there. They are totally committed to street food and are so supportive of their traders, rather than just trying to cash in on a trend.” What lies ahead for Honeycomb Cakes? “I love the personal element of selling people things I’ve made, so that’s where I’m focusing. I’ll be at Street Diner three days a week throughout the summer. We’ve got some new, more experimental traders joining us so I’m really excited to see what they’ll bring.” To read more by Suzanne Rose visit: www.placesieatbrighton.com
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Medieval charm enhanced by an outbreak of festive graffiti Tom Gallagher @GallagherTDG
They came for me while I was swimming. I was busy working off the previous evening’s vin blanc in the pool, in the early morning, before the sun and cicadas really got going. Suddenly, the gate to our holiday home was flung open and a gang of youths charged up to the front door. I staggered with all the grace a middle-aged man still full of wine and cheese could muster and approached the unruly mob. “This is it,” I thought. “Lord of the Flies, Children of the Corn. It all ends here, in France.” The family and I were staying in Aubais, close to the splendid town of Sommieres, in the Languedoc-Roussillion region of France. On the first morning of our trip, we had walked throughout the pretty village, which was replete with the stone-walled medieval charm that encapsulates this part of the country. While we strolled, we remarked not only on the amazing capacity of the French to spend more time playing petanque than working, but also on the strange black stencils that had been sprayed on virtually every front door. Everywhere we turned, small figures and shapes stencilled on doors, walls, and even front-door steps could be seen. After a time, the heat of the day rose. Which sent most of the village in doors. The eerie still of the streets served only to compound the mysterious nature of the markings. The stencils were
The inhabitants of the region enjoy their games of petanque even on the house that we were staying in. And on the morning that the children of the damned turned up, they began crafting new images and effigies across the house. “Oh God,” I thought. “Not only am I going to be killed by the outcasts of Grange Hill, I’m going to lose my deposit as well.” But I wasn’t. And I didn’t. In fact, the village yoof were doing what they always did that time of year - which was to collect money for the myriad cultural festivals that mark the region in August. The stencils were called empègue and denoted a household that has provided something of a contribution to the festivities. Quite why they planted one on our place, when all I contributed was soggy swimming shorts and a nervous disposition, I am not sure. Throughout August, festivals and carnivals take place and consume the village and surrounding area with music and questionable animal welfare. Chief among the festivities is
Parenting Time Waits For No Mum Mummy K @no_mum
Tibbons is generally a happy chap. His go-to mood is cheerful, his outlook upbeat. He has fun every day and the effects are written all over his bright, cheery face. I’m sure it’s
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not so different for many other toddlers out there. Which got me thinking, what’s their secret? I think they must have a few. Let’s try these five for size: ■ Express yourself – how are
the annual bull run, during which the village centre is turned into a ring and angry-looking bovine chase the local foolhardy. Surly olive-skin men, who look they have been on the wrong end of a bottle of cassis for too long, ride horses amidst the crowd and eventually chase the bulls through the narrow streets to cheers of “Allez, allez”. It is a heady mix, for sure. The Languedoc runs a much quieter campaign than neighbouring Provence, but it is a wonderful part of France and the kids are not nearly as frightening as they first appear to be. Just don’t look at them in the eyes.
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Cat-eye flicks, hi-def brows, or Katy Perry lashes? It might be hot and sticky out, but you will not get women of any age to drop the make-up. Over the pond, Tyra Banks has graced the anniversary edition of the Wall Street Journal with 10 concoctions on the future of beauty. Tyra starts with custom surgery to look unique - or not, I suspect - and progresses to 24-hour hair-growing serum to go long and curly overnight. It is downhill from there. So where do we Brits learn the dark arts of goddess makeup, whatever glamour retro goth niche we might choose to inhabit? You could start with YouTube to catch the tips and trends. Countless teen mags are closing in the print sector, because vloggers do contour culture the DIY way. If you are a fan of pro makeup, maybe you have already tried Real Techniques products, or spotted Pixiwoo.com by the Chapman sisters, Sam and Nic. Swoon with me over an old Audrey Hepburn tutorial and you will barely notice that they do not look much more like her than I do. And neither will you. What matters here is the stepby-step technical mastery and
proper conviction. I am addicted to the sheer escapism of shifting identity through the confident tilt of a painted brow. You will be, too. A peeve for beauty junkies everywhere is where to stash the latest haul of products - not just while packing for holidays or trips - I mean also at home, on or near the dressing table. The concern is not mine alone, just take a look at the state of Nixipixie’s goodies away from her day-job. By revelling in the disarray of her drawer, she becomes the girl next door. Pixiwoo fans bond through common-sense questions, such as “How long does foundation last/” or “When should I clean my brushes?’”. How many of us actually find the time to do this properly? And should we care? Product labelling is helpful, actually. In between the BUAV leaping bunnies or EcoCert kitemarks, there are easy-tounderstand jar lids with datelined usability periods. Even organic products can carry a 24-month shelf life. But do store them properly as well. It is, however, never cool to pool mascara lipstick or pots of cream. Trust me, loads of bugs live on our skin, and you really do not want to be sharing these critters.
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others to know that you hate what they’re doing (that the straw should be angled to the left and never to the right, for instance), unless you tell them? Words or tears, it’s all gravy; ■ Focus on getting your needs met – toddlers know what they want and they’re not afraid to go after it, even at 2am. Time to take a leaf out of their books, perhaps at a slightly more respectable hour; ■ Once it’s clear something’s not going to work out the way you wanted it to, make the best of it. Toddlers are quick to
bounce back – sure, they might have wanted their parents to stay home, but where there’s grandparents, there’s cake: it could be worse; ■ Laugh more, and with abandon – a toddler doesn’t care where they are, who they’re with or what it is that’s funny – if their sense of humour is tickled, out comes that magical sound without a hint of selfconsciousness or self-restraint. And finally: ■ Call a spade a spade, unless they can’t say spade yet, of course. No subterfuge with
toddlers (or at least only when it’s in their interests) – if they think that smiling stranger sitting opposite them on the bus is a bit of an oddball they’ll happily meet their gaze, returning it with a suitably intense level of scrutiny, and without the side-order of a smile. If only I were more like a toddler! Time Waits For No Mum is a blog by “Mummy K”, who writes anonymously about motherhood and more: www.timewaitsfornomum.com
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Sussex Sharks are hoping footballstarved Seagulls supporters will flock to Hove tonight (Friday) for a feast of cricket fun. Sussex CCC and Brighton and Hove Albion teamed up earlier this year in a bid to promote the other to their own set of supporters. And tonight Albion fans are being asked to head down to the BrightonandHoveJobs.com County Ground to show their support for a Sharks side still with an outside chance of making the Natwest T20 Blast knock-out stages. The Sharks welcome nearneighbours Kent Spitfires to the Sussex coast and are hoping for a near-sell-out crowd. To help fill the stands the county is offering all Albion season ticket holders a 10% discount on match tickets. Zac Toumazi, chief executive of
Sussex CCC, is hopeful football fans can be convinced to give cricket a go. He said: “I’m thrilled that our friends from The Amex are joining the party. “The partnership with Brighton and Hove Albion is really exciting and will undoubtedly help both clubs engage more people across a wider area.” All fans heading to the match are encouraged to wear blue to create a sea of blue around the ground and crank up the support for the Sharks for what is traditionally a spicy derby encounter. Mr Toumazi added: “We want to see fans in blue - their Sussex shirts or their Albion kit - and we’ll be giving out more than 1,000 blue t-shirts when spectators arrive to add to the sea of blue in the stands. “Hove will be rocking, the atmosphere will be fantastic.
It’s what people want to see on NatWest T20 Blast nights, especially when it is a hotly contested fixture with our neighbours Kent.” The two teams do traditionally share a significant section of their support base, but with the football team now regularly playing in front of crowds topping 26,000, there is clearly room for a few new recruits to cricket. The Seagulls boasted 23,000 season ticket holders last season - the highest outside the Premier League - meaning the offer for tonight’s match has the potential to fill the County Ground.
To buy tickets (from £20 for adults, £10 for juniors) visit www.sussexcricket.co.uk/sea-ofblue and to receive 10% discount enter the promo code: Seagulls.
Kids for a quid for last T20 Hove clash Sussex Sharks are giving their young fans a chance to watch their T20 heroes for just £1. The Sharks entertain Glamorgan under the lights on Tuesday night in what could prove a key fixture in this season’s Natwest T20 Blast South group. A win tonight (Friday) against Kent Spitfires would put the Sharks within striking distance of the all-important fourth place with just three league section games to go. And with Glamorgan currently occupying that last qualifying spot, maximum points on Tuesday would give the Sharks a genuine chance of reaching the quarter finals, with away games at Hampshire and Essex still offering the chance to plunder more points. Glamorgan have a strong batting line-up, led by Jim Allenby. The county’s captain chalked up an impressive 105 to propel his side to victory in
their recent T20 match with Middlesex. Tuesday’s game starts at 6.30pm, with gates opening at 5pm, and the county is hoping to see a sea of young faces in the Shark Tank. Anyone under 18 can get a ticket for £1 when accompanied by a full paying adult. And, as if cut-price entry wasn’t enough, fans can also enjoy the batting blitz safe in the knowledge that every £1 generated from the promotion will go towards Sussex Cricket in the Community, which helps cricket-based community initiatives across the county.
Adult tickets are available from £20 (unreserved seating) and anyone wanting to take advantage of the £1 deal for juniors must book in advance, either online at: www.sussexcricket.co.uk or by calling 0844 264 0206.
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Seagulls train in Spain while Change of tactics hinted at by Hyypiä player hunt continues Richard Morris @BrightonIndy Brighton and Hove Albion’s preseason preparations continue tomorrow (Saturday) when the Seagulls take on Scottish outfit Partick Thistle in Spain. The Albion squad are currently training in Costa de Murcia but work on squad strengthening is ongoing at the club’s Amex base and the Seagulls hoped to announce a couple of new signings before the weekend. The most likely additional to the Brighton roster would appear to be Stephen Ward. The leftback has long been linked with a permanent switch to Sussex following his successful loan spell at The Amex last season. He was voted runner-up in the team’s player of the year poll and has been told he is surplus to requirements at parent club Wolverhampton Wanderers. In fact, the only stumbling block so far has been the player’s wage demands, with Ward said to be on £13,000 at Wolves - a figure the Albion are almost certain not to match. The player, however, remains keen on a move south and hopes persist that a compromise can be made. Elsewhere, a goalkeeper remains a priority for Sami Hyypiä. Media reports in the manager’s Finland homeland continue to link the Seagulls with a move for Niki Mäenpää, of Dutch side VVV-Venlo. The 29-yearold has won 29
Jake Forster-Caskey training in spain (Photograph: by Paul Hazlewood) international caps and would no doubt relish the opportunity to work closely with both Hyypiä and the Albion’s new goalkeeping coach Antti Niemi, himself a onetime Finland number one. One mooted replacement for Tomasz Kuszczak, who left when his contract expired at the end of last season, will not be signing for the Seagulls. Brighton had been linked with a move for Keiren Westwood, who was shown the door at Sunderland by former Brighton boss Gus Poyet. The Republic of Ireland international this week signed a two-year deal with Sheffield Wednesday. Stoke City’s Jack Butland remains another possible signing, with the Premier League club considering loaning their young England prospect
out to a Championship side for the coming season. Much, however, depends on whether the Potteries outfit can fend of interest in their first choice ‘keeper Asmir Begovic. On a positive note, Albion’s England Under 19 international stopper Christian Walton this week signed an extension on his Brighton contract, as did England Under 21 midfielder Jake Forster-Caskey (pictured training in Spain). The future of Brighton talisman Leo Ulloa is less certain, however. Leicester City, who have already signed Albion defensive linchpin Matthew Upson, are still interested in the Argentinian striker. The Foxes have had three bids rejected - with Brighton wanting close to £10 million - but are rumoured to have returned with a £7.5 million bid yesterday.
Seagulls supporters were given their first glimpse of Sami Hyypiä’s Brighton and Hove Albion last weekend - and the eagle-eyed Albionite will have noticed a slight change in tactic. The Albion comfortably dispatched near-neighbours Lewes FC 5-0 in the first of their pre-season friendlies, played in front of a sell-out crowd of around 2,400 at the Dripping Pan. But whereas his predecessor Oscar Garcia nearly always favoured a 4231 formation, Hyypiä certainly appeared to lean towards a 4321 line-up. The Seagulls looked to play a higher tempo game than Amex regulars have grown accustomed to, with less slow build-up across the back four. But that isn’t to say the approach was any less methodical. New signing Toko Nzuzi was deployed in the centre of a midfield three in a position which early indications suggest could be key under Hyypiä. The two Brighton full-backs pushed wide and into advanced positions when in possession, with Nzuzi dropping deeper to collect the ball, control the tempo and change the angle of attack. That emphasis on providing
width from the full-back positions allowed a shift in focus for the side’s traditional wingers. Both Will Buckley and Kazenga Lua Lua started the game but neither played out wide – instead tucked inside in central positions supporting centre forward Leo Ulloa. Having seen the success of Arjen Robben and other jet-heeled players operating in similar roles in Brazil, it could be Hyypiä tries to get the best out of Lua Lua by using him in the modern number 10 slot. In fact, it was from exactly that area that the exciting attacking talent drove home an impressive long-distance strike against Lewes. A more central attacking pair behind, if he stays, Leo Ulloa, would also benefit Craig MackailSmith. The striker looked lively in the second half at Lewes as the main striker but has previously said he would like to play with Ulloa, rather than instead of him. It may have only been a taster of the tactical tinkering likely to be enjoyed under Hyypiä, but the signs are that the new manager might be about to provide the impetus and attacking element too-often missing under Oscar.
Tournaments raise charity cash
Air Menzies: The FirmBalls charity tournament winners
A pair of small sided football tournaments raised money for two sporting charities. Both took place at Falmer University, with the first, organised by local business FirmBalls, supporting Active Sussex. FirmBalls is a football league exclusively for businesses and teamed up with Active Sussex for the 16-team mixed charity tournament. After two hours of group games and knock-out stages, the competition was won by the team
from Air Menzies, (pictured) who beat Palmer and Harveys in the final. Sam Thomas, FirmBalls director, said: “We were delighted to team up with Active Sussex. With FirmBalls being exclusively for businesses and professionals we actively encourage business participation in sport to increase wellbeing and fitness in the workplace. “Therefore, the synergy with Active Sussex was a perfect partnership and we were very keen to support such a great initiative.”
The second tournament was organised by Brighton and Hove Albion fans’ group the South West Corner and was generating funds for a new giant flag for Brighton fans and the Robert Eaton Memorial Fund, a charity which supports footballing projects for underprivileged youngsters across the world. The tournament, dubbed the Falmer Cup, raised £550 and was won by Albion supporter-run website WeAreBrighton.com, who beat North West Sussex Seagulls in the final.
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